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Roman Glass |
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Roman Glass |
Glass originated around the middle of the 2nd millinium BC, but it wasn't until the 1st century BC that glass started to become both an industry and art. It was the Romans who discovered that glass could be blown on a blowpipe, and with this technique came a quick rise in glass production. No longer was it solely for the aristocrats and kings, but now it had found popularity with the general population. The invention of the blowpipe multiplied immeasurably the number of vessels that could be produced, and it is for that reason glass played a far greater part in many aspects of domestic and social life.
Glass usage quickly rose to prominence throughout the Empire within a few decades and continued to the 6th century AD. It embraced many shapes, sizes, and colors - from ordinary plain glass for household and day to day use, to pieces so skillfully and artfully made that they could surpass in beauty and technique our similar modern masterpieces of the finest quality.
The pieces shown here were common everyday household glass from the 1st - 4th Centuries A.D.
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Flask - 2nd-4th century A.D.; thin with greenish color some pink and blue irredescence on face; approx. 3 7/8" tall. |
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Bottle - 1st-4th century A.D.; terrific condition; green color with virtually no irredescence;approx. 4 1/8" tall |
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Cup - 1st-3rd century A.D.; nice irredescence; approx. 2 7/8" tall |
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Unguentarium |
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Unguentarium - 2nd century; encrusted on one side, green transparent color irregular rim, nice color; approx. 5" tall. |
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